Once again, not the kind of anime I would usually watch, but to get my seasonal count above where I wanted, this was added to the list. And where to start? I'll be rating this in the context of it being an ecchi and judging it based on those standards. While I've only seen a couple of ecchi anime besides this, I think this one is pretty peak.
The plot, while nothing amazing, does its job in progressing the characters in what I feel is a more character-based anime. The characters themselves are all enjoyable, in my opinion. All of their dynamics work great together and
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Mar 23, 2024
Kusuriya no Hitorigoto
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This one really surprised me, I'd been hearing it was pretty good so I decided to add it to the list of seasonal anime I'd be watching and its turned out to be what I'm sure is a standout for this year. To start Maomao herself is a really greatly written main character. She has many sides to her and they all jive with each other so well and culminate in one of the best female protagonists I've seen in an anime. While the overarching plot has been nothing extreme the way its presented and takes you through it keeps you captivated and gasping at
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Mar 23, 2024
Yubisaki to Renren
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While I'm definitely not the target audience for this I was trying to watch more seasonal anime and as a big fan of A Silent Voice I decided to give this a go. There were a lot of things done well in this but also a lot done in what seemed very basic fan pandering way. Some of the characters, mostly main boy Itsuomi, are just too perfect, says all the right things and garners all the right reactions, I get why but it just made it harder to get invested in. I think the sign language aspect is done pretty well, its nicely incorporate
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Mar 22, 2024
One Piece Film: Strong World
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This feels like the start of the new standard for a lot of anime movies. Good setup, good inclusion of the main cast, a good villain, and a big fight to cap it all off. Animation is solid, and you can notice the extra movie budget being used in some of the fights. Even if this is filler, it's worth the watch for some of the outfits the cast gets in this; absolutely dripping.
The plot was alright, handling the usual blueprint and featuring some decent side characters for the movie. Bringing in a villain unused in the original canon was nice and was a good ... 
Mar 22, 2024
Sousou no Frieren
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"Tearful goodbyes aren't our style. After all, it would be embarrassing when we met again."
Watching the credits begin to roll on the final episode was a surreal feeling, knowing this journey I'd been taken on was over (until season 2), and now it is time for reflection. Where to begin? From beginning to end, this has been a great anime, and I would say it has the potential to become one of the greats if future seasons can maintain this quality. Frieren: Beyond Journey's End begins at a point where most shows have already ended. The big evil is gone, the heroes have returned home, and ... 
Mar 22, 2024
Mato Seihei no Slave
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I decided to watch more seasonal anime this season to give it a try, so this one ended up on my list. It's not something I would usually watch, and watching it reminded me why (although there was another anime this season that countered that reasoning). This is what I would describe as mid ecchi. Yes, it has a decent plot for what it is, a solid cast of characters, and some okay ecchi scenes. So if that sounds like your cup of tea, then go for it. However, in the end, it just all ends up feeling cheap.
The story is pretty simple and not ... 
Mar 22, 2024
Lupin III: Cagliostro no Shiro
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Having just finished watching my first Lupin series, Lupin the Third Part 4, I was intrigued to watch more. Coincidentally, I discovered that one of my favorite directors, Hayao Miyazaki, directed his first feature film as a Lupin movie. I instantly had to check it out, and I was not disappointed. It has a different feel from the series I had watched, and rightfully so, as it was released over three decades apart. Yet, it still retains all the DNA of Lupin. Miyazaki gives this movie a much calmer demeanor, with some scenes feeling as if they're out of a fairy tale. The animation in
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Mar 22, 2024
Lupin III (2015)
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This is my first introduction into Lupin and I quite enjoyed it. Even having not seen any previous parts it was very easy to get into and figuring out the character dynamics. It follows a very set formula and it works very well and seems like it has been doing so for decades. While I don't think the story was anything too crazy it was more so the characters themselves that kept me invested rather than the overarching plotline which itself was spread pretty thin through the episodes. The animation in this pops and feels very fresh with a couple standout scenes coming out of
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Mar 2, 2024
Macross Plus
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I had decided to watch this after seeing the director was Shinichiro Watanabe, and loving his other directed anime I had a feeling this would be good as well and I was not disappointed. While I've not watched any Macross anime before I already feel like this is one of the best. Due to its heavily character driven plot and because of those well written characters it maintained its quality throughout its short 4 episode run. With the three main characters semi love triangle, the competition between Isamu and Guld is very well written and each story beat hit perfectly, minus the main final twist
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Feb 8, 2024
The start of this felt a little off but it definitely improved as the movie went on. There's something that I do like about it and some things I don't which left me little lukewarm overall. When it started the animation seemed a bit off to me. Maybe the kind of color pallet they used or the way they shaded but again as the movie went on it grew on me. I think some of the characters are nice even if some of the traits felt reused from Studio Triggers other works (Kamina) but some of the characters fell a little flat, that being the
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